Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the post of Health and Safety Advisor at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are an enthusiastic Health and safety Professional with a broad range of health and safety experience, who can work well on you own initiative or as part of a team, then this could be a great opportunity for you.
You will be joining a well-established team to continue embedding a positive health and safety culture throughout the Trust and be responsible for providing competent health and safety advice in a varied, complex and dynamic setting.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Based at Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, but working across all Trust sites, the successful applicant will be appropriately qualified and have relevant experience in the subject of Health and Safety, ideally within a Healthcare Environment. You will have a good understanding of Health and Safety Regulations and their application throughout Healthcare premises, and be able to demonstrate an in depth knowledge of approved codes of practice and guidance.
Specific responsibilities will include undertaking workplace inspections, audits and risk assessments and developing associated action plans; delivering the Trust Health and Safety training program (including organising, preparing and delivering training sessions); reviewing and investigating incidents (including recording and monitoring for trends); preparing reports for and attendance at relevant Trust meetings; the provision of safety information to all staff and advice to local management on technical safety matters.
You will need excellent communication, negotiating and interpersonal skills and will need to be self-motivated, personable, able to plan their own workload and have the flexibility to work across the Trusts different acute hospital and community sites.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Qualifications
Essential
Qualified to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience working within the profession.
NEBOSH National Certificate (Level 3) or equivalent/ NVQ 4 in relevant subject or equivalent
Experience
Essential
Significant experience of providing health & safety support within a complex organisation, minimum of 12 months.
Experience of undertaking risk assessment
Experience of performing audit and inspection
Experience of delivering promotional campaigns to raise awareness and engage staff
Experience of developing and delivering training
Experience of implementing health and safety measures
Knowledge of current health and safety legislation
Working knowledge of health & safety databases and operational processes.
Working knowledge of Microsoft packages
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